- packages are being mailed to the Millimans who have made requests to dad's stuff
- Jim Mill has packed up dad's tools
- Dad is trying to pack his office
- Johanna will pack up a small kitchen next Wednesday, June 22nd
- Atlas Movers will ...

Yes, here we are, back in our condo in Florida. Although it feels good to be "home" right now, can't say that we plan to stick around. We were very fortunate to sell our boat, as hoped, in Panama. A lovely couple, Ian and Robin ...

Mike and good friend, Dutch Daut, set out from PuntaGorda for the shakedown voyage to the Bahamas. Sue was not along as she was with daughter, Brooke, in Denver. She was scheduled to join Mike in late ...

As of 6/9/05:
* Waltonwood has a $500 deposit for a 2 bedroom apartment with approximately 1,000 sq ft.
* I have price quotes from UHaul - and Atlas Moving Company.
* 60 boxes, 300 yds of tape, 3000 yds of bubble wrap await those who will be ...

... sun was low on the horizon over the Gulf as we were crossing the Peace River, and our view from the bridge going into PuntaGorda was gorgeous. We watched for a moment and then continued across the river to finish watching the sun set from the other ...

Today we were off to Red Sox spring training facility at their new Jet Blue Park or Fenway South as they call it. We went straight to the practice fields and got to see some of the players. We took a tour and our guide said we were lucky as ...

Well, we're cruisers, aren't we? Boat work not quite done and a little medical hiccup mean we'll not "splash" yet. Probably another two to three weeks. Meanwhile, there's plenty to do. More when we know ...

A summer on the hard is not exactly what we had in mind. Given time constraints for getting to the Bahamas from Charleston and back up to the Chesapeake by June 1 for insurance requirements just didn't work out for us. So instead we headed on ...

My trip to PuntaGorda was a great experience. We drove down from Ontario which was about a 24 hour drive. I was expecting a tropical area on the way there but was pleasantly surprised to be in a harbour instead. The hotel was small but very nice, with a ...

Today we stayed closer to home. We went to a Dad's friends house to pick fresh oranges, grapefruit & limes from the trees in his backyard and also ate some while we were at it. As luck would have it for me, I walked out the back door and was attacked ...

Just returned home from watching Sammie J & Dad play in the band. What an entertaining night tonight!! We had a senior citizen dancing and entertaining the crowd while the band played. We had some great laughs!! Now time to relax for a little while ...

We visited Corleone, Sicily to learn more about my Grandfather's birthplace. Corleone is a wonderful little City of about 10,000 population. We went to th Municipal Building. The walk there was along a street with many murals on the walls to the ...

... Hyatt, owners of Blue Heron. They sail out of Little Current in the summer but, the rest of the year, live down here in PuntaGorda. They recommended the RV park we are staying in and, during the past while, we have enjoyed going with them to a number of ...

In January Bob bid on a three day weekend at the Sheraton, FourPoints Inn in PuntaGorda at the charity auction for Lazarus Clinic/ Catholic Charities. We won the weekend and contributed more than half it's value to the cause. We tried once earlier to ...